Michael Waltrip celebrates with Wood Brothers Racing after winning The Winston Select in 1996. Waltrip won the Winston Open to make the all-star race, and then produced the biggest upset in the history of the event. It was his first win in a Cup event. (Alan Marler/AP)

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Lawn job

Carl Edwards blistered the field and then tore up his car — and the frontstretch lawn — after winning the 2011 all-star race. (Gerry Broome/AP)

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Stars and Stripes

A parachutist delivers the American flag prior to the 2005 all-star race. (Harold Hinson for Sporting News)

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Cheering fans

Dale Earnhardt was long gone by 2005 but his fans were still out in full force for the 2005 event, which veteran Mark Martin won. (Bob Leverone/Sporting News Archive)

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Sparks fly

Kyle Busch crashes as Jeff Burton barely gets by during the 2007 event. Busch wrecked while racing his brother Kurt, showing that there's not even brotherly love in the prestigious all-star race. (Ron Fischer/AP)

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Michael Balzary, known as Flea (left), and guitarist John Frusciante rock the house as the band plays during a break in the 2006 race. (Terry Renna/AP)

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Three-Time

Jeff Gordon celebrates after winning the 2001 race, his third victory in the all-star event. (Chuck Burton/AP)

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Scaling the fence

No, Charlotte Motor Speedway did not break out the spider monkeys. This is Tony Stewart's team climbing the fence after winning the 2009 all-star race in Stewart's first season as the owner/driver of Stewart-Haas Racing. (Jason E. Miczek/AP)